Alaska's History - Outside of a Dog

eBook, 154 pages

Published March 24, 2020 by Alaska Northwest Books.

ISBN:: 978-1-5132-6274-1

Alaska’s rich and cultural history comes to life in this vivid, take-along account.

Travel to the Far North and discover the origins of Russian America and the effects of the fur trade, Native lifestyles before and after European contact, John Muir’s visit to Glacier Bay, the Klondike gold rush, exploits of Alaska Bush pilots, big game hunting in the North Country and famous fisheries, and more.

Five new chapters cast light on more modern subjects, such as the strengthening stance of Alaska Natives in politics, the impact of a changing climate on the fish and wildlife, the future of coastal villages by the sea, and the state of Alaska looking forward today.

A history book that's fun to read, Alaska’s History provides a look into the deep story behind the United States’ 49th state, from its glorious past to its challenging present.

Alaska’s rich and cultural history comes to life in this vivid, take-along account.

Travel to the Far North and discover the origins of Russian America and the effects of the fur trade, Native lifestyles before and after European contact, John Muir’s visit to Glacier Bay, the Klondike gold rush, exploits of Alaska Bush pilots, big game hunting in the North Country and famous fisheries, and more.

Five new chapters cast light on more modern subjects, such as the strengthening stance of Alaska Natives in politics, the impact of a changing climate on the fish and wildlife, the future of coastal villages by the sea, and the state of Alaska looking forward today.

A history book that's fun to read, Alaska’s History provides a look into the deep story behind the United States’ 49th state, from its glorious past to its challenging present.

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Ben Waber reviewed Alaska's History by Harry Ritter

An Alaskan History Speedrun

4 stars

This is a brisk tour through Alaskan history, spending a bit of time with the indigenous peoples and then quickly reviewing important figures from colonization forward. I do like that there's a further reading section at the end for the interested reader, and given the paucity of academic authored books on this topic this is a good brief and necessarily limited read

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